Minister: more effective coordination needed for Programme 135

Programme 135 designed for extremely-disadvantaged communes has brought
new looks to impoverished communes, but drawbacks remain,
Minister-Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Affairs Giang Seo Phu told
the National Assembly Standing Committee during a question-and-answer
session in Hanoi on March 13.

Launched in 1999,
the programme has gone through three major stages, he said, adding that,
it still meets difficulties caused by severe weather conditions and
difficult access.

In particular, the delay and lack of funding to the programme seriously hinder the progress of projects.

The minister said designing medium- and long-term financing plans for
the programme for the 2016-2020 period and beyond will help address this
problem.

He proposed streamlining the agencies
involved in making policies for ethnic minority groups, while
underlining the role of local authorities in implementing projects and
plans.

At the session, he also clarified issues
involving resettlement in disaster-prone areas, free immigration,
vocational training, housing and production land for ethnic groups.-VNA